Spelling Bee Answer October 22, 2026 - Hints Revealed

Official answers and hints for the New York Times Spelling Bee on Thursday, October 22, 2026. Spelling Bee hints

Today's Spelling Bee Letters

A
D
I
P
R
Y
L

October 22, 2026

Pangram

2 pangrams
LAPIDARY (15 pts)RAPIDLY (14 pts)

4-Letter Words

22 words
ALLY1 pt
ARIL1 pt
DIAL1 pt
DILL1 pt
IDLY1 pt
IDYL1 pt
ILLY1 pt
LADY1 pt
LAID1 pt
LAIR1 pt
LARD1 pt
LIAR1 pt
LILY1 pt
LIRA1 pt
PAIL1 pt
PALL1 pt
PALP1 pt
PILL1 pt
PLAY1 pt
RAIL1 pt
RIAL1 pt
RILL1 pt

5-Letter Words

14 words
ALLAY5 pts
APPLY5 pts
DAILY5 pts
DALLY5 pts
DILLY5 pts
DRILL5 pts
DRYLY5 pts
IDYLL5 pts
LIPID5 pts
LIPPY5 pts
PAPAL5 pts
PLAID5 pts
RALLY5 pts
RIYAL5 pts

6-Letter Words

10 words
AIRILY6 pts
APPALL6 pts
DIDDLY6 pts
PALAPA6 pts
PALLID6 pts
PARLAY6 pts
PIDDLY6 pts
PILLAR6 pts
RADIAL6 pts
RIPPLY6 pts

7-Letter Words

5 words
AIRPLAY7 pts
DAYLILY7 pts
PAPALLY7 pts
PAPILLA7 pts
RAPIDLY14 pts

8-Letter Words

3 words
LAPIDARY15 pts
PALLIDLY8 pts
RADIALLY8 pts

9-Letter Words

1 word
PAPILLARY9 pts

10-Letter Words

1 word
DILLYDALLY10 pts

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October 22, 2026

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